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Staff Process Development Engineer

Abbott
Minnetonka, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 4/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/2/2026
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to :

  • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
  • Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
  • An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
  • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
  • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
  • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position will work out of our Woodridge, MN (short term) and then transition full-time to our Minnetonka, MN facility, supporting our EP division.

In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

As the Staff Process Development Engineer, you'll have the chance to perform analyses to develop process technologies and process specifications based on product design and performance requirements. Provides technical information concerning manufacturing or processing techniques, materials, properties and process (advantages/limitations) engineering planning. Select techniques to solve problems and make sound design recommendations.

What You’ll Work On

  • Develop processes based on product specifications and in consideration to process and test method capabilities.
  • Evaluate process and propose design alternatives based on Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles.
  • Understand principles of Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) relative to material, direct labor, and overhead costs as well as in consideration to manufacturing process yields.
  • Execution Process Validations including Test Method Validation (TMV), Inspection Method Validation (IMV), Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), Performance Qualification (PQ), Product Performance Qualification (PPQ).
  • Understand Intellectual Property (IP) issues relative to processes being developed.
  • Maintain knowledge of new developments in manufacturing and design technologies.
  • Understand work environment issues (i.e. OSHA regulations, etc.).
  • May supervise or provide work direction to other engineers and technicians.
  • May lead or serve as member on cross-functional project teams.

Required Qualifications

  • B.S. in engineering or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • 9 years experience in process development or manufacturing process engineering.

Preferred Qualifications

  • MS in engineering.
  • Use of Design of Experiments (DOE) in process optimization.
  • Delivery system experience.
  • Experience developing and validating medical device manufacturing processes and technologies with an emphasis on design for manufacturability (DFM) preferred.

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives : www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Salary : $99,300 - $198,700

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